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Bosch

By Virginia Pitts Rembert

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Hieronymus Bosch was painting frightening, yet vaguely likable monsters long before computer games were ever invented, often including a touch of humour. His works are assertive statements about the mental illness that befalls any man who abandons the teachings of Christ. With a life that spanned from 1450 to 1516, Bosch experienced the drama of the highly charged Renaissance and its wars of religion. Medieval tradition and values were crumbling, paving the way to thrust man into a new universe where faith lost some of its power and much of its magic. Bosch set out to warn doubters of the perils awaiting any and all who lost their faith in God. His favourite allegories were heaven, hell, and lust. He believed that everyone had to choose between one of two options: heaven or hell. Bosch brilliantly exploited the symbolism of a wide range of fruits and plants to lend sexual overtones to his themes, which author Virginia Pitts Rembert meticulously deciphers to provide readers with new insight into this fascinating artist and his works.

Psychological Folklore Dark Fantasy

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Length1 hr 15 mins

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1Introduction

63Table of the Mortal Sins (detail: Anger)

2Anonymous, Portrait of Hieronymus Bosch

64Table of the Mortal Sins (detail: Envy)

3Biography

65Table of the Mortal Sins (detail)

4The Man-Tree

66The Last Judgement

5The Adoration of the Magi

67The Last Judgement (exterior)

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6The Adoration of the Magi (detail)

68Triptych of the Hermits

7The Adoration of the Magi (detail)

69Triptych of the Hermits (left panel)

8The Adoration of the Magi (detail)

70Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony

9Ecce Homo

71Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (left exterior panel: The Arrest of Christ)

10The Magician

72Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (right exterior panel: Christ Carrying His Cross)

11Child with a Walking Frame (reverse of Christ Carrying the Cross)

73Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (central panel)

12Christ Carrying the Cross

74Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (detail of central panel: Saint Anthony, Christ, and the participants in the Sacramental Oil)

13Death and the Miser

75Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (detail of central panel)

14Death and the Miser (detail)

76Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (detail of central panel)

15Extracting the Stone of Madness

77Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (detail of central panel)

16Extracting the Stone of Madness (detail)

78Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (right panel)

17Crucifixion with a Donor

79Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (detail of right panel)

18The Temptation of Saint Anthony

80Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (detail of right panel)

19Saint Christopher

81Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (detail of right panel)

20Ecce Homo

82Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (left panel)

21Christ Mocked also called The Crowning with Thorns

83Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (detail of left panel)

22The Pedlar

84Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (detail of left panel)

23The Ship of Fools

85Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (detail of left panel)

24Allegory of Intemperance

86Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (detail of left panel)

25Owl’s Nest

87Triptych of the Temptation of Saint Anthony (detail of left panel)

26Singers in an Egg

88The Last Judgement (fragment)

27Triptych of Job

89The Adoration of the Magi

28Triptych of Job (exterior)

90The Adoration of the Magi (detail of central panel)

29Triptych of the Last Judgement

91The Adoration of the Magi (detail of central panel)

30Christ Carrying the Cross

92The Adoration of the Magi (detail of central panel)

31Ascent of the Blessed to the Heavenly Paradise (left panel of the triptych entitled Visions of the Hereafter)

93The Adoration of the Magi (detail of central panel)

32Ascent of the Blessed to the Heavenly Paradise (right panel of the triptych entitled Visions of the Hereafter)

94The Adoration of the Magi (detail of left panel)

33Fall of the Damned into Hell (left panel of the triptych entitled Visions of the Hereafter)

95The Adoration of the Magi (exterior: The Mass of Saint Gregory)

34Fall of the Damned into Hell (right panel of the triptych entitled Visions of the Hereafter)

96The Adoration of the Magi (detail of exterior: The Mass of Saint Gregory)

35The Garden of Earthly Delights

97The Hay Wagon

36The Garden of Earthly Delights (left panel: Paradise)

98The Hay Wagon (left panel: Paradise)

37The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of Paradise)

99The Hay Wagon (left panel: God, Adam and Eve in Paradise)

38The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of Paradise)

100The Hay Wagon (left panel: Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise)

39The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of Paradise)

101The Hay Wagon (left panel: Original Sin)

40The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of Paradise)

102The Hay Wagon (left panel: View of the God Figure)

41The Garden of Earthly Delights (central panel)

103The Hay Wagon (central panel)

42The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of the central panel)

104The Hay Wagon (detail of central panel)

43The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of the central panel)

105The Hay Wagon (detail of central panel)

44The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of the central panel)

106The Hay Wagon (detail of central panel)

45The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of the central panel)

107The Hay Wagon (detail of central panel)

46The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of the central panel: Bosch’s “portrait” in the group of figures standing just to he left of the “Grand Master’s Cave”)

108The Hay Wagon (right panel: Hell)

47The Garden of Earthly Delights (right panel: Hell)

109The Hay Wagon (detail of Hell)

48The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of Hell)

110The Hay Wagon (exterior)

49The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of Hell)

111The Hay Wagon (detail of exterior)

50The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of Hell)

112Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

51The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of Hell)

113Marriage Feast at Cana

52The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail of Hell)